Underwear



Patented June '-11, 1940 This vinvention relates'. generally ftogarments and particularly `to underwear," andtol a method of Same. v r rl The principal vobject oftheinvention is `the formation. of suchagarment: from-1a` .veryvffew pieces of materiali l f f i.

AAnother object. offthe invention isrto provide pieces of material ofsuch shape-so'that theymay.

be operated upon andr'secured together to'pform the completed garmenteasily and'guickly. l

A further object of the. invention'fis to-'provide theunderwear with aspecially constructed front4 portion which constitutes a normallyclosed, ily

without the use of buttons or other means of fastening same. j

A still further object of the invention is the provision.r of pieces of'material whichv maybe operated upon in such a manner as a vnovel legconstruction.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

To the accomplishments of the foregoingand related ends said invention,then, consists of the means and method hereinafter more fully describedand particularly pointed out in the claims.

The annexed'drawing and following description set forth certain meansand steps for the purpose of carrying out my invention, saidr means andsteps constituting, however, but one of the various ways in which theprinciple 'of my in vention may be used.

In said annexed drawing, in which like reference numerals refer to'likeparts throughout the various views:

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of the completed garment.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 `but showing x the rear constructionof the' garment.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of the two duplicate side pieces which goto make up the body and leg portions.v

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the portion below theslit,and which was originally -a continuation of the ily, twisted in amanner ready to be secured to the outer edge of the piece'l .of materialin order to form a leg portion, and

Fig. 5 is a plan View of the crotch member v which forms the crotch andextends upwardly at the rear of the garment secured to the two sidepieces.

ing andv more especially to Fig. 1 my novel con-l struction consists ofa body portion I having leg portions 2 extending therefrom. Itis to beunfderstood that the material from which the 11n-- 'to Globe KnittingWorks,

ApplicationNovemherf14f1938, Serial No.1240,232 ...f

to provide' Fig. 3.

tangular in form and at their inner edges each has a portion cut awaytherefromto'form the -Referring now more'particularly .to the draw-ydergarment fis' made `is somewhatelastic'fand -is vadapted'y to formlitself toA the lines' of the The ribs orweb ofY thelrnater'ial extendvlengthwise of the garment to thus allowVit to yloe stretched laterally.Also,`- itis to be noted that the novel co'nstructionemployedallows'theweb to extend longitudinallyof'k the leg and 'crotchportions.; 0 .l

of the garment isfthe `normally end' ofthe crotch vmemberf which iselongated and is of al substantially. triangular shape, the larger endof which is secured between the 'leg portions 2 to :the lower edges ofthe fly portion 3 andextends upwardly at .the rear of'kthe garment as Vmore clearlyshown in'Fig.v2.

The body and leg portionsI are. formed yof two identical pieces .5, oneof which is indicated in These side pieces are substantially rec'- edgeasindicated at 6. Thisside of the pieces 5 curved seams 8 andy 9. Theinner and outer y edges being indicatedby the numerals `IIJand II ofeach of the side pieces 5.. It will be seenthat one edge III willbe infull view as shown in Fig. land the edge I0 of the yother side portionwill be 'closed ytoview as indicated'by the dotted line in Fig. 1. Itwill therefore be evident'that this construction forms the normallyclosed fly 3. I

In forming the leg portions ofthe garment a slitIZ is placedhorizontally inwardly from the inner edge of each of the side lpieces 5.IThis slit then providesthe two edges I3v and I4 'and also provides anadditional edge I5 which was 'origiwill hereinafterbe designated ras theinner edge, Y and these, inner edges of thje two side pieces areoverlapped and secured together for a short distance at the top thereofl to form avertical I seam 1 (Figi) which'branches out into the-twonally a continuation ofthe edge I0 below the fly portion.

In forming the leg portions, the piece of ma -terial having the edges I4and I5 is twisted away from fthenedge I3 formed by the slit I2 and theedge I5 is secured to the lower portions of the outer edgeII on each-.ofthe side pieces 5 to form the seams I6y (Figs. 1 and 2).

At this point in the constructionthe elongated center piecellis placedover the edges I3 and I4 of each side piece and secured thereto, theedges l I3 -of the side pieces being secured to thev edge I'I ofthe'center piece and the edges I 4 ofeach side yso center piece 4 arethen secured to the outer edges li of each of the side pieces 5 to formthe seams H3', which are continuations of theseam I6. Then, at thecompletion of this step an elastic belt 23 is placed around the top ofthe body portion to complete the garment.

It will therefore be seen that my improved undergarment consists mainlyof lthree piecesv two of which are identical, 4and these three piecesbeing securedtogether in the novel manner described form the bodyportion, the normally closed fly, the leg portions and the crotch. The.

manner in which the side pieces are slit and the portion below saidslit, which was originally a continuation of the iiy, is twisted andsecured to the outer edge of the side portion admits of a quick, easyand eicient manner of forming the completed garment. f

Other` modes of carrying out the principle of my invention may be usedinstead of the one here disclosed change being made as regards the meansand steps explained herein, provided however that the elements and stepsstated by any of the followingvclaims or the equivalent of such statedmeans be employed.

lseam and extending transversely of said ribs, the

horizontally extending front top edge of said crotch member beingsecured to the upper edge of said slit, the free portion between saidseam and said slit forming a normally closed fly, and

the lower edges of the slit being secured to the forwardly extendingportions of opposing side edges of the crotch member.

2. A garment of the class described comprising, a crotch member having`a substantially horizontal front top edge and substantiallyvertical'side edges, side portions joined at the front of the garmentand each having a horizontal *s slit extending from its vertical edge,the upper edge of each slit being attached to the horizontally extendingfront top edge of the crotch member and the lower edge of each slitbeing attached to the forwardly extending portions of the ver- '2 ticaledges of the crotch member.

GORDON D. PRAY.

